This is also
one of the reasons why new devices with Li-Ion batteries aren't fully charged when leaving the factory. It's not just to save money (better: that's not the only reason).
Originally Posted by
HDQDD
Not sure how reliable a blog is...but in general it's never a good idea to charge a Li-Ion battery to 100% (or discharge it to 0%). It stresses the battery.
AFAIK this is less of an issue in modern devices, which have much better battery protection algorithms. In these devices, when the software says "100%," it will actually be lower than 100% in the battery, and "0%" will actually be higher than 0%.
Originally Posted by
KRSW
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We've been lucky so far., BUT at some point, one of these fires will happen in the cargo hold and a few hundred people will die.
Well, they have happened in cargo holds; just ask UPS. IIRC until this day only cargo pilots have perished as a result, although a Li-Ion fire has been mentioned as a possible cause for the disappearance of MH370.